Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 67)
Section 107 of Commonwealth Act No. 141 allows the delegation of the power to sign patents or certificates pertaining to lands of the public domain.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce is delegated the power to sign patents or certificates for parcels of land not exceeding 144 hectares.
The maximum area is one hundred forty-four (144) hectares.
Act No. 3038 provides additional provisions governing the issuance of land patents or certificates, which fall under the delegated authority mentioned.
Elpidio Quirino, as Secretary of the Interior, certified and attested the Executive Order by signing it.
It relates to and amends laws relative to lands of the public domain as compiled in Commonwealth Act No. 141.
To delegate the power from the President to the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce to sign land patents and certificates within specified limits.
No, it only applies to parcels of land not exceeding 144 hectares.